Two in three Americans (67%) support the United States ending the trade embargo with Cuba. Support for ending the embargo is bipartisan, with majorities of Democrats (79%), Republicans (59%), and Independents (63%) all in favor of lifting the ban on US trade with Cuba that has been in place for […] Read more »
Public Backs a Nuclear Deal With Iran by 2-1 Margin
By a 2-to-1 margin, more Americans support the United States and other world powers pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran than oppose it, according to new results from the most recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Jessica Washington, NBC News Read more »
Hillary Clinton Dominates 2016 Democratic Field, Leads GOP Rivals
Hillary Clinton is leading her nearest Democratic competitor by a whopping 60 points, and she holds the early general-election advantage against the top Republican White House contenders, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. CONT. Mark Murray, NBC News Read more »
Fewer in U.S. View Iraq, Afghanistan Wars as Mistakes
Amid a security situation in Iraq and Afghanistan that continues to be contentious, a smaller share of Americans now than last year view the conflict in Afghanistan or the Iraq war as a mistake. A slim majority, 51%, say the 2003 decision to send troops to Iraq was a mistake, […] Read more »
NATO Publics Blame Russia for Ukrainian Crisis, but Reluctant to Provide Military Aid
Publics of key member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) blame Russia for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Many also see Russia as a military threat to other neighboring states. But few support sending arms to Ukraine. Moreover, at least half of Germans, French and Italians say their […] Read more »
Are Republicans or Democrats closer to general American public opinion on the Middle East?
Middle East policy is likely to be a key battlefield in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton will need to choose whether to run on her record as secretary of state or distance herself from the Obama administration, with her challengers positioning accordingly. On the […] Read more »